Fabric candy canes

I love candy canes. While I'm quite partial to the edible kind, most of the candy canes I have at the holidays are made of cotton. Many years ago, a friend had a big bucket full of these, all striped. Every time she'd see a red and white stripe fabric, she'd buy a little bit to add a few new canes to her collection. Not having that kind of foresight but having a lot of red and white prints, I went for a different kind of variety. One caveat - while these are easy to make, they aren't a…

So cute!!

And the holidays are coming. Maybe even a little faster than we'd like to think about. So today is about sharing some of the perfect-for-a-gift projects that we've shared in the past few years. Like this Christmas Village pillow - the pattern for this 16" x 26" pillow can be found on this July 14, 2017 blog post - Christmas Village... Do you like quick little zipper bags? I love them and they're a great way to use up left over Layer Cake Squares. July. Christmas.

A bit of fabric can give cheap dollar store candy canes a much needed facelift!

Primitive Candy Canes You will need: 5 pack plastic candy canes {mine are from the 99 cent store} red/white ticking {or any other Christmas fabric you like} glue cinnamon Make a small cut a little less than 1 inch and rip the length of your fabric. Then cut that length in half you will use about 1" x 30" strips per candy cane. Add a dot of glue on the curve end of your candy cane. Place the end of your strip of fabric on the glue and cover the tip. Then start wrapping, you will need to pull…

It's supposed to be 100 degrees today with a Heat Index about 10 degrees higher than that. So instead of Christmas, let's talk about berries. Specifically, Fabric Berry Boxes. These measure about 5" x 5" square and about 3-3/4" tall. The fabric is Farmer's Daughter by Lella Boutique - Vanessa Goertzen - and the pattern is Fabric Berry Box by Anna Graham of Noodlehead. It's a free DIY tutorial that you find here. Wouldn't these make terrific Christmas gifts? Or be great for holding Christmas…

Primitive Candy Canes You will need: 5 pack plastic candy canes {mine are from The Dollar Tree} red/white ticking {or any other Christmas f...

The minute I found this idea and tutorial here, I knew that this would be the primary craft I would concentrate on during the 2014 Christmas season. I have since made these little works of art with friends and with family, with young and with old. In one way or another, 100% of them have said, […]

I love the primitive look, especially at Christmas time! I decided to make my own primitive Christmas ornaments this year for a tiny tree I picked up at a churc…

Make these super simple DIY stuffed candy cane pillows. This step-by-step tutorial will show you how. For me this project is all about the candy cane fabric. It is a fun addition to this project. This candy cane project only takes basic sewing skills and a little bit of fabric to complete. Not only is this a festive Christmas project to make it is quick and easy too. So give this one a try. #sewingtutorial #sewingproject #sewingpattern